Physical Health: Strategies to feel your very best
Most of us are aware that diet and exercise are key factors in our physical health, but what about the mind/body connection? Are you unconsciously sabatoging yourself and why? Here we explore everything from diet and exercise, to meditation, yoga, visualization and other methods to reach our goals.
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- Overall (2)
You can exercise every day of the week but if you regularly eat fast food, are you still healthy? Or maybe you put only nutritious food in your body but you are stressed out all the time, do you think you are healthy? Here we’ll discuss all the things that count towards a well balanced healthy lifestyle.
- Mind body
What you think has a lot to do with what you look like and how you feel. If you believe that you were meant to be overweight and out of shape, you will be overweight and out of shape. Your mind has as much to do with your health as going to the gym and eating healthy does. Let’s explore this connection here.
- Holistic
Interested in exploring holistic ways to be healthy? Tired of the old way of popping pills and using band aids to fix problems? According to Wikipedia, “the holistic process offers individuals the opportunity to be the creators of their own reality of health, through an understanding of all levels of health and a balanced lifestyle”- Let’s explore this exciting new way of living here.
- Activities
Looking for new activities that are fun and different to do for your health? What are your favorite physical activities? Which really work to lose weight and stay in shape? How do you make exercise fun? Share what you are doing on this ZEN board.
- Exercise (1)
Interested in starting an exercise program but don’t know where to start? Intimidated by weight-lifting or just bored with it? Looking for a personal trainer? Let’s talk about strategies for staying motivated and keeping your personal commitment to exercise regularly on this ZEN board.
- Training
Depending on what you are training for; a marathon, triathlon or a body building contest for example, there are different and specific methods to be used for each one. Let’s talk about what’s worked for you and what hasn’t here.
- Diet (2)
Interested in learning more about how to put the right foods in your precious body and what that means for your health long term? There are several power foods loaded with antioxidants and other disease fighting vitamins and minerals. Let’s get into this here.
- Herbs (2)
Herbs are now more widely accepted and used for medicinal purposes and health conditions with positive results, but that doesn’t mean you can use herbs haphazardly. Here we approach some general information on herbs for your health.
- Yoga (2)
Interested in learning more about yoga’s amazing physical, mental and spiritual benefits? Want to share how yoga has enhanced your life? What if you’ve never tried it before, what should you expect?
- Meditation (1)
More and more of the people I consider to be today’s thought leaders are talking about the importance of incorporating meditation practice into your daily routine, but where do you start and how do you do it? If you are an experienced meditator, please share how meditation has enhanced your life here.
- Hormones (1)
Are your hormones wreaking havoc? Interrupting your sleep, causing weight gain, or other unpleasant side effects? What have you done about it or are you still trying to decide? Let’s broach this subject here.
- Natural Cures (2)
There are many proven natural remedies that beat taking a pill any day of the week. Now I’m not talking about ignoring an illness (so please seek medical care if you need it). I’m referring to the little things you can do for a cold, insomnia, or a mild infection that we can share here to help each-other.